Bill > A5280

Introduced Session

This bill would require the Department of Human Services to authorize any recipient of disability benefits to use those benefits to pay for transportation provided by a transportation network company. A transportation network company is any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that is registered as a business in the State, or that operates in the State, and which uses a digital network to connect a transportation network company rider to a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride. Approved transportation network companies in New Jersey currently include Uber and Lyft. The bill would also require the Department of Human Services, working in consultation with the Department of Transportation, to develop and implement a public awareness campaign to inform the recipients of disability benefits of their transportation options under the bill.

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Roy Freiman (D)*,  Yvonne Lopez (D)*,  Carol Murphy (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee (on 05/13/2019)